Verse 6
6. Word of the Lord “Word” is often a generic term for the total revelation of God, but here for the creative fiat. Genesis 1:0. God’s word is the representative of himself, the expression of his will. “The Scriptures distinguish between the will and the word of God. He was not content with willing, but he said, ‘Let there be light.’ Thus without the Word was not any thing made that was made,” (John 1:3.) Girdlestone.
Host The word signifies, multitude, army, the stars, (Isaiah 34:4,) angels, (Psalms 103:21,) but here it means celestial bodies.
Breath of his mouth Same as energy of his word. “Breath,” here, is the same word as spirit, “the spirit of God,” (Genesis 1:2,) where it means, probably, some symbol of God, as the shekinah, the sign of his immediate presence.
Be the first to react on this!
